📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Rieska-Leader ry is a local action group, so called Leader, that works for rural development and supports small local businesses and communities mostly from the European Rural Fund. We have 4 workers, a managing director, a fund advisor, a finance and payment expert and an international and youth coordinator. We are actively involved with the communities of our area (7 municipalities), the associations, education centers and youth houses and we create our own projects and fund other´s to develop the vitality, social- and business life of the region. We constantly take part in organizing events with other associations. Youth and international activities has been a very important part of our strategy for decades and we have our own small youth group that makes decisions on the Youth Leader (nuorisoleader.fi) projects, which is funded by the local municipalities. Our main goal is to activate our youngsters to prevent segregation and have a better youth involvement in activities and decision making process in our rural areas. We have funded youth related projects on our own and also coordinated youth exchanges and a strategic partnership funded from Erasmus+. Having activities with other cultures makes our youngsters more tolerant, open-minded and skilled to have a meaningful life in the countryside.
💼 What the programme involves
We are looking for a volunteer to work at the Institute of Kannus with youngsters. The volunteer will organize free-time and sport activities, clubs, and help the dormitory supervisor at her work. https://www.kpedu.fi/yhteystiedot/kampukset/kannuksen_toimipaikka
'The volunteer will also carry out tasks at the youth and cultural work of the town of Kannus.
🏠 Accommodation on site
The volunteer will live in the dormitory of the Institute in a room with a bathroom. Kitchen and common space is shared. The volunteer will have a bike and will be able to travel to nearby towns by train. Meals are provided by the Institute, but the volunteer will receive additional meal support also for the weekends and holidays. The volunteer will receive a monthly allowance (pocket money) and a travel budget for in-country traveling. The volunteer ha s a possibility to join many different hobbies in the town also.
🎒 Leisure activities
The volunteer will join the arrival and mid-term training, organized by the National Agency. The volunteer will have the opportunity to join Finnish language lessons as well.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profil: We are looking for a volunteer who likes to work with youngsters, enjoys social activities, sport and culture. English is the working language, but Finnish is also needed throughout the volunteering period.
PLEASE SEND YOUR APPLICATION IN ENGLISH
Deadline: Application deadline: 24/04/2022
ℹ️ Additional information
Participants are entitled to receive a Youthpass certificate from the organiser, for recognition of their competence development during the activity. Read more about Youthpass:https://www.youthpass.eu/en/
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label. The Quality Label certifies that the organisation is able to run projects in compliance with the principles and objectives of the European Solidarity Corps.